TENNIS ace Jamie Murray, veteran rocker Rod Stewart and the man who brokered the deal on new powers for Holyrood are among those being given awards by the Queen in her annual Birthday Honours List.

Murray, 30, receives an OBE after a year which saw him win the men's doubles title at the Australian Open and also team up with younger brother Andy to help the British tennis team win the Davis Cup for the first time in almost eight decades.

The award brings him level with his brother, who won the same honour in 2013.

Another tennis star being recognised this year is Glasgow-born Leon Smith, captain of the successful Davis Cup team, who also receives an OBE.

Meanwhile, rocker Stewart, famous for songs such as Maggie May and Sailing, becomes Sir Rod thanks to a knighthood.

The 71-year old was born in London, to an English mother and a Scottish father, and is a famous fan of Celtic FC.

Former Labour MP David Hamilton, a miner who spent two months in jail on remand during the strike in the 1980s before being cleared, is also given a knighthood for political and parliamentary service.

Lord Smith of Kelvin, the man tasked by the Prime Minister with chairing the cross-party commission on Scottish devolution in the wake of the 2014 independence referendum, is honoured for his public service and will be made a Member of the Order of the Companions of Honour, which experts at Debretts say is "conferred on persons for having done conspicuous national service".

The Smith Commission produced a package of recommendations which have led to new tax and welfare powers being devolved to Holyrood in the latest Scotland Act.

Lord Smith also had a key role in delivering the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow after being appointed chairman of the event's organising committee.

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